I

ANNEXURE.II
Job chart to the various Government officials in purchasing of
paddy from the Farmers for the Minimum Support Price.
Pursuant to the orders issued by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.23,

consumer Affairs Food and civil supplies (cs-I) Department,

Dt.25.tt.20L4 and other Government Orders the following instructions
are prepared for the guidance of various Government officials to perform
their rolls effectively.

The paddy purchase operations pertaining to Rabi season under

KMS 20L4-L5 are to be commenced from this month i.e., April 2015.
The specifications of the Government in respect of Paddy purchase
Operations are reiterated in brief are as follows

I.

MinimuF Quppo,rt Price (MSF):

Common variety Grade-A variety

II.

2.

3.

t400/- per quintal.

Rs.

L360/- per quintal.

Soqcifications of Fair Averaog Quality Paddy:

Refractions

S.No
1.

Rs.

Maximum

Limits (o/o)

Foreign matter

a) Inorganic

1.0

b) Organic

1.0

Damaged, discoloured, sprouted and

weevilled grains

5.0

Immature, Shrunken and shriveled

grains

3.0

4.

Admixture of lower class

6.0

5.

Moisture content

L7.0

III.
>t.
No

Handlinq charoes:

Handling Charges towarcts

To be borne by
whom

Unloading of Paddy from

1.

Trucks and heaping at

Fa

Handling charges

Rs.15.28 per Qtl

rmer

PPC

Handling of Paddy at PPC

2.

i.e., Weighing, stitching &

Rs.4.72 per Qtl

Corporation

staking and etc

IV.

Sri B. Srinivas, Tadepalligudem is the TransDort contractor for

KMS 2014-15 and the approvecl transportation rates are d5
follows.
Rate in (figures) per

Slab
Up

to 16 KM (Per MT)

Above 16

V.

MT

KM

(Per KM/MT)

322.OO

3.90

The commissioner of Civil Supplies, AP, Hyderabad has provided a

website http://paddvprocurement'ao.gov.in/ for making online
payment to the farmers at the quickest possible time. Payments to
farmers will be done through online only.

In this connection, to ensure to provide Minimum Supporting Price

(MSP) to the farmers and make the success of Paddy Procurement
Operations, the following functions of various departments and Officials
are hereby communicated with a direction to follow the functions assignecl

to concerned strictly

Departments involved and their brief functions:

Department
Agriculture

Officer
Joint Director of
Agriculture

Main functions

Estimation

Marketing

DRDA

Co-operative

Project Director
DRDA

District Cooperative Officer

Dist. Manager
APSCSCL

Civil Supplies

District Supply
Officer

and

identification of locations where from

the crop yield comes.

of

posters/pamphlets etc.
Purchase of equipment like Moisture
meters, Weighing scales, Tarpaulins
etc., if necessary and positioning of
such equipment at PPCs and

Printing

Joint
Director/Assista nt
Director, Marketing

of crop yield

arrangement of godown space.

Preparation of IKP groups for purchase
of paddy and involving of APMs in
Accounts and Management at PPCs.
Preparation of PACS authorities for
purchase of paddy and involving the

Deputy Registrars and Deputy

Co-

Operative officers for better functioning

of PPCs at their Jurisdictions.
Arrangement of stationery/equipment
like pokers, polythene covers etc.
paddy transport
Appointment
contractor. Positioning of gunnies.

of

Appointment of staff at PPCS/

Designation of rice millers for
attachment of PPCs/Monitoring of
Custom Milled Rice work.

Issue of wide publicity

among
farmers/identification
additional
space at villages. Overall supervision
on the purchases made at PPCs and to
avoid adverse criticism.
Acceptance of CMR and Mill Levy as
per rules and arrangement of adequate
space at FCI godowns for accepting the

of

Revenue

RDOs/Tahsildars

FCI

Area Manager, FCI

CMR.

Functions of the Officials:

Joint Director, Aqriculture:

To estimate the crop yield to be arrived from the farmers.

To identify the locations for arrangement of Paddy Purchase Centers

(PPCs) as per arrivals of the paddy with reference to paddy crop
sown by the farmers.

To create awareness about Quality among farmer's and through

farmers' clubs regarding MSP rates contemplated by the
Government to get remunerative prices by the farmers and to
mobilize them due to sell their paddy at PPCs.

To entrust the quality supervision of paddy procured at PPCs to the

AOs/AEOs in their jurisdiction, in order to avoid quality complaints
from the Rice Millers.

To Provide Computers, Printers, UPS & Internet Connection at each

RMG operated Paddy Purchase Centers for Online Procurement.

Project Director, DRDA:

To identify eminent and experienced V.OS/IKP groups centre-wise

along with sub-committee members as per locations identified by
the District Administration and keep ready them in all aspects for
procuring the paddy from the farmers.

To impart relevant training to the IKP groups with the CRPs of other
district s who have enough knowledge in procurement of paddy
(Nalgonda/Warangal etc., districts)

To arrange an exposure visits to the IKP groups,

order to create awareness or enthusiasm,
Preparation of specific job chart for IKP groups
services at optimum level.

if

necessary, in

for utilizing their

To involve the APMs at PPCs for smooth functioning of PPCs and

better management of accounts and also prompt payments to
fa rme

rs.

To Provide Computers, Printers, UPS & Internet Connection at each

Velugu Operated Paddy Purchase Center for Online Procurement.

District Co-operative Officeri

To identify the eminent and experienced PACS Incharges as per

locations identified by the Joint Director of Agriculture and keep
them ready in all aspects for procurlng the paddy from the farmers.

To impart relevant training to the identified PACS Incharges in coordination with the PD-DRDA.

To prepare specific Job-Chart to the PACS incharges identified for

procurement for utilizing their services at optimum level.

To involve the Deputy Registrars, Divisional Co-Operative Officers in

order to monitor the reporting and effective running of PPCS.

To Provide Computers, Printers, UPS & internet Connection at each

PACS Operated Paddy Purchase Center for Online Procuremenr.

Joint/Assistant Director of Marketino:

To arrange printing of publicity material like wall posters

and

pamphlets for giving wide publicity among farmers' community.

the

for positioning of all

equipment like Pokers; Moisture Meters; Husk Removers; Field
Balances; Winnowing machines; Tarpaulins etc. at PPCS.

To conduct meeting with

AMC Incharges

. To assess the existing equipment available at AMCS and

procurement of new equipment if necessary with reference to
number of PPCS to be arranged by the District Administration and
quantum of paddy expected to be purchased.

To undertake repairs if any for the moisture meters, weighing scales

etc., before positioning the same at PPCS.

District Manaoer, APSCSCL:

. To procure and supply Banners indicating the KMS 2014-15

purchases and FAQ Quality Parameters to all the PPCS.

. To arrange

required stationery and printed books/formats for

facilitating the same to IKP groups/PAcs well in advance.

To arrange required number of gunnies at PPCS well in advance and

to supply the same until completion of procurement.

Appointment of Gunny Transport Contractor for transportation of

gunnies from storage points to PPCS from time to time.

Appointment of Paddy Transport Contractor for transportation of

paddy from PPCS to designated Rice Mill.

To monitor onllne payments to farmers to the extent of paddy

purchased by the IKP g roups/PAcs/Others.

To collect the MoUs from the IKP groups/PACS and designated rice
millers well in advance as per the terms and conditions
contemplated by the Commissioner of C.S., and VC & N4D.,
APSCSC., Hyd.

The APSCSCL., shall nominate as State procurement agency and it

shall act as facilitator among all departments and co-ordinates and
monitors this item of work in all aspects with all departmental
officials and non-officials like IKP qrouos.

District Supplv Officer:

To appoint the staff at PPCS and flnalize the PPC locations in

consultation wlth the JD-Agriculture / PD-DRDA / DCO / DM,
APSCSCL/RDOS/AD Marketing etc., communicate the same to all
the departments duly obtaining the relevant orders of the District
collector in this regard. He assigns the specific duties to the
various departmental officials who take part in procurement of
paddy for smooth completion of procurement.

Qbtain the bank guarantees and agreement from the Rice Millers
well in advance before allotting the PPCS to each Rice Mill.

. To identlfy the rice mills and to tag on to each PPC for

transportation procured paddy from PPCS to rice mills for
underta king custom milling.

To prepare the action plan on daily basis to transport the paddy

from PPCS to designated rice mills in co-ordination with Paddy
transport Contractor and IKP groups/PAcs, division wise to the AG
POs/GPAs concerned.

To gear up the procurement staff to assist the agencies and other

officers and to put them as Joint Custodians for the stocks moved
to the designated rice mills duly obtaining the appropriated orders
from the lC & EOED., for smooth completion of procurement

To prepare the action plan to complete the CMR deliveries from the
designated rice mills to FCI., as per rules to the extent of paddy
transported to the designated rice mills.

Revenue Divisional Officers/Tahsildars:

To regulate the paddy arrivals at PPC centers in order to avoid the

over crowd at PPC centers through their field functionaries like
RIs/VROs.

. To arrange wide publicity among farmers through

posters/pamphlets supplied by the Marketing department and by

use of beat-of-tom-tom in respect of all villages where the paddy
crop grown by the farmers.

To assist in procuring the additional space from the private godown

owners etc., if necessary.

To supervise locally and to resolve all kind of problems arose at

PPCs

during procurement operations.

. To mobilize the local political leaders to take part in

procurement for smooth functioning of PPCs to
maximum benefit by the farmers through Government.

the get

the
the

To involve the Tahsildars for supervision and smooth functioning of

PPCs in their jurisdiction.

Area Ma,naqer, FCI:

o To prepare the action plan to accept the CMR deliveries from the
rice millers simultaneously on par with the Mill-levy rice delivered
by the rice millers strictly in accordance with the rules contemplated
by the State Government.

To arrange adequate space at FCI godowns to accept the

CMR

deliveries from the rice millers as per Action Plan.

Sd/- S.Satyanarayana

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Collector (CS)
East Godavari District.

Superintendent (Proc)
To

The Officials Concerned.

Copy to CC to Collector/Joint Collector for kind information.